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Shields, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Shields is a Census CDP of 7,402 people across 7.88 square miles of land, in Saginaw County. Median household income is $82,125, 80.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shields
What Shields is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area7.88 sq mi
- Water area0.16 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land940
- County holding the largest share of its areaSaginaw County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shields
How many people live in Shields
- Population7,402
- Median age48.0
- Population under 181,279
- Share under 1817.3 percent
- Population 65 and over2,121
- Share 65 and over28.7 percent
- Households3,173
- Family households1,954
- Share of households that are families61.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shields
Income and work in Shields
- Median household income$82,125
- Per capita income$42,149
- Civilian labor force3,333
- Employed3,125
- Unemployed208 plus or minus 93
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over5,650
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shields
Housing in Shields
- Housing units3,343
- Occupied units3,173
- Vacant units170 plus or minus 156
- Vacancy rate5.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied2,559
- Renter occupied614 plus or minus 187
- Ownership rate80.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$174,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$941
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.7 percent
- Single family units2,574
- Share single family77.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more732 plus or minus 265
- Share in buildings of two or more21.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes37 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shields
How Shields gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,606
- Commuting under 15 minutes667 plus or minus 153
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more761 plus or minus 207
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Drove alone82.0 percent
- Carpooled3.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home12.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Saginaw County, not Shields
Saginaw County context, not Shields figures
- Establishments in Saginaw County4,092
- Covered employment, Saginaw County79,478
- Average annual pay, Saginaw County$58,049
- Housing units permitted, Saginaw County141
Every figure in this section is published for Saginaw County as a whole and is not a measurement of Shields.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Shields questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shields, Michigan?
7,402, in 3,173 households. Shields CDP covers 7.88 square miles of land, which is 940 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shields in?
Saginaw County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Shields?
$82,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $174,500. Median gross rent is $941 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Shields figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Saginaw County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Shields.
Is zoning published for Shields?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.